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War Machine

"We're gonna liberate the sh** out of you."

A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal.

Top Cast

  • Brad Pitt

    Brad Pitt

    Gen. Glen McMahon

  • Anthony Michael Hall

    Anthony Michael Hall

    Greg Pulver

  • Emory Cohen

    Emory Cohen

    Willy Dunne

  • John Magaro

    John Magaro

    Cory Staggart

  • Topher Grace

    Topher Grace

    Matt Little

  • Tilda Swinton

    Tilda Swinton

    German Politician

  • Daniel Betts

    Daniel Betts

    Simon Ball

  • Aymen Hamdouchi

    Aymen Hamdouchi

    Badi Basim

  • Alan Ruck

    Alan Ruck

    Pat McKinnon

Overview

A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal.

Rating

5.6 / 10
1,242 Reviews
3 Popular

1 Reviews

  • Horseface
    Horseface
    6 Nov 2, 2020

    It feels like there's a really good movie hidden somewhere in here, but perhaps not a comedy. As far as the comedy goes, its biggest obstacle is Brad Pitt. I remember seeing another comedy with him in it, and I remember him being not particularly good. This time around it's even worse, and it's clear to me that the man doesn't have a funny bone at all. There's plenty of comedic material in the script, as delivered by the supporting cast, but to be frank, Brad Pitt is simply terrible. I don't remember having seen him this poor, ever, and I'm really quite a fan of him. Why he fails so terribly to be funny, I'm not sure. Perhaps he lacks the ability to do self-ridicule, perhaps he tries too hard, perhaps he doesn't really get humour in the first place, you be the judge — I just know he's not funny. At all. They really should have done better casting here. Lots of obvious candidates that would be better, and probably cheaper, too. Then there's the whole deal about it being a comedy in the first place. I don't consider myself a prune, but there are scenes in this film where the attempt at comedy just seems in awfully poor taste. Which is why I air the question of whether the "hidden good movie" in here should indeed be a comedy. The best scenes in War Machine most definitely aren't the funny ones, that's for sure.

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